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We’ve just announced the finalists for the Microsoft Australia Partner Awards (MAPA) for 2013 , with 66 finalists across 22 categories. This year’s entries for the Education Partner of the Year were particularly strong, with some fascinating stories of innovations created by our partners to help our...

You’ve got until the end of the week to enter for the Australia Microsoft Education Partner of the Year award. And I know that every year a bunch of you sit down with your keyboards and screens, and craft a carefully worded entry to give it your best shot – something I see because every year I read every...

Registrations are open for the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference 2013 (APC 2013). And the early bird discounted ticket offer closes this Friday (17 May) – which saves you $172 off the normal fee. Even better news, Australian Gold Competency Partners get two free tickets – so quick, grab them before...

It’s that time again – your opportunity to gain fame and fortune for your business and for the great projects you have done in the Australian education market this year. Yep, we’ve opened entries for the 2013 Microsoft Australia Partner Awards , and yet again there’s an entry category for ‘ Australian...

Every year thousands of worldwide partners get together with Microsoft at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference . In 2013 it’s being held back in the USA in Houston (hint: great week to spend in the northern hemisphere summer rather than the southern hemisphere winter!). And some businesses...

Remember yesterday, when I said that ClickView won the Microsoft Australia Education Partner of the Year 2012 in the Microsoft Australia Partner Awards? And I mentioned that the judging was very tight. But there can only be one winner.
Well, it turns out you can have more than one winner! These were...

The biggest event for Microsoft's partners in Australia is the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference in Brisbane. This year, over 1,000 people packed out the conference centre, and the awards ceremony for the Microsoft Australia Partner Awards was a great way to open the conference. For the Microsoft...

The biggest event for Microsoft's partners in Australia is the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference 2012, which will be in Brisbane from the 4-6 September. As well as the full conference experience, we also use it as the opportunity to announce the winners of the Microsoft Australia Partner Awards...

The Microsoft Australia Partner Conference 2012 is in three weeks (4-6 Sept). To help our education partners get more from the three days, we’ve decided to get the whole Microsoft Australia education sales team up there, to give you the chance to have 1:1 meetings with our customer account managers...

Registrations have just opened for the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference 2012 (APC 2012). And the good news is that the tickets are discounted if you register before 13th July – saving you nearly $200 off the normal fee.
Even better news, Australian Gold Competency Partners get two free...

Already entered? Then, this is for you:
Look, I know it’s a holiday weekend for most of you. And you’ve got better things to be doing (like getting home to see your family). But if there’s one thing to do before you log off tonight, you should hit ‘Submit’ on your...

Last year, Janison from NSW, were winner for Australian Education Partner of the Year 2011 . And I’d like all of our education partners to get the chance to do well in this year’s competition – in whichever of the 24 Microsoft Australia Partner Awards categories you choose to enter...

It’s that time again – your opportunity to gain fame and fortune for your business and for the great projects you have done in the Australian education market this year. Yep, we’ve opened entries for the 2012 Microsoft Australia Partner Awards , and yet again there’s an entry category for ‘ Australian...

We’ve just released the dates for the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference 2012 , which is going to be on 4th to 6th September , and this year we’re going to Brisbane. We haven’t yet published the agenda, or the website for APC bookings, so keep an eye out here for that in the future...

After writing my opinion on creating a winning entry for the global Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award 2012 , how about some more help from the team here in Sydney? We’re running a webinar for Australian partners this Wednesday 14th March, from 12-1, with the straightforward title “ Worldwide...

Every year thousands of worldwide partners get together with Microsoft at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference . In 2012 it’s being held in Canada, in the leafy green city of Toronto (hint: great week to spend in the northern hemisphere summer rather than the southern hemisphere winter!) Last year...

We’ve just announced the dates for our ‘Big Picture Experience’ for Microsoft Partners, in Melbourne on 22nd November, and Sydney on the 30th November. These are free events, only available to registered Microsoft Partners , where there will be a chance to catch up on the latest Microsoft news and developments...

This is the final part of a series, covering the Education sessions at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference. Start at part one (The Microsoft Australia Education Team) here...
We’re at the end of the write-up of the Education session from the Australia Partner Conference. At the conference...

This is part eight of a series, covering the Education sessions at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference. Start at part one (The Microsoft Australia Education Team) here...
How Microsoft Academic licensing helps Microsoft partners
One of the questions that new partners often ask is “How...

This is part seven of a series, covering the Education sessions at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference. Start at part one (The Microsoft Australia Education Team) here … So far, we’ve looked at an overview of the Australian education market. And although this is part seven, we’re...

This is part six of a series, covering the Education sessions at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference. Start at part one (The Microsoft Australia Education Team) here … Common objections you’ll meet with education ICT decision makers There’s a common fallacy that CIO’s and their teams in education...

This is part five of a series, covering the Education sessions at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference. Start at part one (The Microsoft Australia Education Team) here …
The Decision Making Unit for Australian Education ICT
Although there are over 8,500 education institutions in...

This is part four of a series, covering the Education sessions at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference. Start at part one (The Microsoft Australia Education Team) here …
What are the top concerns of University CIOs
At the conference I only briefly covered the top three issues...

This is part three of a series, covering the Education sessions at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference.
Start at part one (The Microsoft Australia Education Team) here …
Australian State Education Strategies
I talked about the need to ensure that we, and our partners...

This is part two of a series, covering the Education sessions at the Microsoft Australia Partner Conference. Read part one (The Microsoft Australia Education Team) here
I covered an overview of the Australian Education market - and to the relief of some, I didn’t spend time digging down deeply...